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clubs using FreeToastHost email addresses for their club contact email 5 years 8 months ago #71585

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I must apologize if there already is a Subject created; I could not find it using SEARCH and was loath to go through 47 pages

I am a little confused by Steve's [2018-08-21 10:24:55 GMT, FTH Developer] message discovered in the Webmaster's login screen regarding clubs mistakenly using "FreeToastHost email addresses for their club contact email address in Find-A-Club " on Toastmasters.org ...:"If you have used one of the corresponding FTH email addresses on Find a Club, ***you will not get any emails at all via Find a Club"
I fear that my club is one of the "rule breaking" clubs. Please confirm.

Our Club Central "Club Contact & Meeting Info" used This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (which is correctly rerouts any BCM messages sent from TI to it directly to the BCM team (VPE, President, Sec); I assumed it was permitted so we didn't have to keep changing personal email addresses each time a club officer changed. (We used to have a permanent contact private email address and telephone # but that person "retired". Are we required to change this to contact-1645 or a personal email address?

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Meanwhile have a great time in Chicago for the conference co-hosted by D30 & D103. I didn't register.

We also in the habit now of using club officer FTH email addresses as the contact email on flyers and in press releases ... if someone wants further info rather than list a personal email account. Sounds that Steve's message implies that any use of FTH club-related contact is not allowed outside of FTH?

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clubs using FreeToastHost email addresses for their club contact email 5 years 8 months ago #71586

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You are misunderstanding. There is no "rule", per se. It is just a case of what will actually work vs what will not work.

On TI Find a Club, the blue Email This Club button is the club contact email address. There are a number of clubs that we discovered that were using an address like This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. (officer list), or contact-####@toastmastersclubs.org without enabling the club contact address. Neither of those cases will work.

Your club is fine. I checked.

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Steve James, DTM
FreeToastHost System Developer
Officer Emeritus, Mindful Communicators (Club 1966, District 52) A President's Distinguished Club for each of the last 10 years.

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